Games like Tranquil Isle
If Tranquil Isle is your kind of game, the closest matches are ISLANDERS: New Shores, dotAGE and Pioneers of Pagonia — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Tranquil Isle: Tranquil Isle is a lo-fi strategic townbuilder. Create cozy little settlements on the sun-kissed shores of your very own island paradise.
Players who liked Tranquil Isle also play
Steam players who put hours into Tranquil Isle also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
ISLANDERS: New Shores
WHY THIS
Top pick for Tranquil Isle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tranquil Isle.
Welcome to ISLANDERS: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.
dotAGE
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Tranquil Isle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tranquil Isle.
Village elder, help us! The Apocalypse is approaching, and we need your guidance to survive. Assign your workers and build a thriving village against the pending doom. DotAGE is the merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy?
Pioneers of Pagonia
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Tranquil Isle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tranquil Isle.
Rebuild hope in a world that was lost in the fog. Lead your Pioneers across the isles of Pagonia, unite scattered tribes, raise thriving communities and discover the history of your people as you reclaim your world in the new story campaign.
RimWorld
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Tranquil Isle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tranquil Isle.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Timberborn
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Tranquil Isle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tranquil Isle.
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
Reus 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Tranquil Isle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tranquil Isle.
Shape worlds with your godly titans. Make symbiotic ecosystems and inspire humanity with your creations. Their achievements unlock new possibilities. Make different planets for different human spirits, and fill the universe with life!
Mini Settlers
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Tranquil Isle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tranquil Isle.
Mini Settlers is a minimalistic city builder! Settle islands, construct cities, and design efficient logistic networks to fulfill your buildings' needs and fuel population growth to adventure into new worlds.
Cardboard Town
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Tranquil Isle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tranquil Isle.
Cardboard Town is a city-building card game. Manage your resources, obtain upgrades, draw your cards and thrive! Random events, quest cards, and game modes make each run different.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tranquil Isle at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Tranquil Isle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tranquil Isle.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Tranquil Isle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tranquil Isle.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Tranquil Isle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tranquil Isle.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Tranquil Isle on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tranquil Isle.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Tranquil Isle on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tranquil Isle.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Tranquil Isle on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tranquil Isle.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Tranquil Isle on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tranquil Isle.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Tranquil Isle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tranquil Isle.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tranquil Isle.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tranquil Isle.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tranquil Isle.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tranquil Isle.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Tranquil Isle.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Tranquil Isle.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Tranquil Isle.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tranquil Isle.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Tom Daly
Other recommendable Steam games by Tom Daly, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Little Aviary
WHY THIS
Another title from Tom Daly, the studio behind Tranquil Isle. Shares Indie and Casual with Tranquil Isle.
Little Aviary is a relaxing idle bird collector that sits at the bottom of your screen! Hatch unique birds, sell them, decorate, then watch them fly around your screen and perch on top of your other windows!
Protect the Pit
WHY THIS
Another title from Tom Daly, the studio behind Tranquil Isle. Shares Strategy and Casual with Tranquil Isle.
A short incremental clicker game that blends the strategy of tower defense with the depth of sprawling upgrade trees. Build your own winding mazes to repel the oncoming hordes!
Screen Survivors
WHY THIS
Another title from Tom Daly, the studio behind Tranquil Isle. Shares Strategy and Casual with Tranquil Isle.
An idle survivor-like that sits in the corner of your screen.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
ISLANDERS: New Shores
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tranquil Isle.
Welcome to ISLANDERS: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.
dotAGE
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tranquil Isle.
Village elder, help us! The Apocalypse is approaching, and we need your guidance to survive. Assign your workers and build a thriving village against the pending doom. DotAGE is the merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy?
RimWorld
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tranquil Isle.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Reus 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tranquil Isle.
Shape worlds with your godly titans. Make symbiotic ecosystems and inspire humanity with your creations. Their achievements unlock new possibilities. Make different planets for different human spirits, and fill the universe with life!
Frequently asked about Tranquil Isle
- Does Tranquil Isle run on Steam Deck?
- Tranquil Isle is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Tranquil Isle cost?
- Tranquil Isle is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Tranquil Isle?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tranquil Isle are ISLANDERS: New Shores, dotAGE, Pioneers of Pagonia.
- Who developed Tranquil Isle?
- Tranquil Isle was developed by Tom Daly.
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